I live and work on the traditional lands of the Menang Noongar people and pay my respects to Elders past, present and future. Sovereignty was never ceded. This always was and always will be Aboriginal land.

"... refugees should not be penalized for their illegal entry or stay. This recognizes that the seeking of asylum can require refugees to breach immigration rules. Prohibited penalties include ... being arbitrarily detained purely on the basis of seeking asylum."

In the letter I got from DIBP the writer says that "Australia is committed to providing protection to refugees consistent with the obligations set out in the Refugees Convention." But indefinite off-shore detention does penalise refugees and is one of the penalties prohibited by the UNHCR Convention.

For the sake of the people on Manus Island and Nauru, including Mr XXX XXX, the 29th detainee, please stop these illegal and cruel practises and bring the refugees to Australia.

Dear Prime Minister

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On July 30 2016 I started writing letters to the Prime Minister of Australia protesting Australia's indefinite detention of asylum seekers on Manus Island and Nauru. There are more than 1500 asylum seekers trapped in offshore detention since 2013. These are transcripts of those letters. I am still waiting for a response from Mr Turnbull.

The Confined Hearts Project: Penny Ryan's project involves making and showing 1468 small terracotta human hearts, one for each person currently detained on Nauru and Manus Island as part of Australia’s policies on people seeking asylum.

Voices from detention

The Messenger is based on thousands of voice messages sent by Abdul Aziz Muhamat, a refugee currently detained on the Australian-run detention centre on Manus Island, Papua New Guinea, to Michael Green, a journalist based in Melbourne.

Behind the Wires is an oral history project documenting the stories of the men, women and children who have been detained by the Australian government after seeking asylum in Australia.